Means for protecting the ignition apparatus of internal-combustion engines.



L. COATALEN. MEANS FOR PROTECTING THE IGNITION APPARATUS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2!, 1916.

Patented Feb. 19,1918.

IAIIIIIIIII lllllll y mfclaaug UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS GOATALEN, OF WOLVERHAMPTKDN, ENGLA ND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 19, 1918.

Application flled ltov ember 21, 1916. Serial No. 132,642.

To all whom itmay concern:

Be it known that I, Loms Constantin,v a subject of the King of Great Britain, and resident of Wolverhampton, Stafi'ordshire, England, have invented certain new and useful Means for Protectingthe Ignition Apparatus of Internal-Combustion Engines, of which the tollowing is a specification.

This invention has for its object to provide an improved means for protecting from moisture the ignition apparatus of internal combustion engines, which usually consist of a magneto driven by a'shaft and carried by a bracket. Usually where the magneto is inclosed there is a coinilete/ cover through which the driving passes which prevents the cover being; removed without detaching the magneto Further it is not a simple matter to e water-tight joint around the shaft.

According to this is formed with. walls manent incloeure or I the bracket mite perthe lower parts, such as the for driving shaft, and there is in o the r iret so as to join up with the H one nore dctachable covers, will tun may have easily detachable p The accompanyin method of carrying these,

Figure 15. is a cent ing the magneto in Fi 2 is an end Li e ietters indi r. Si

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In this case the upon a piatiforrc. E inc; webs B forms tacked to c'ngi nor. The platform r ing waiis G at the higher ends extend bearings; D con driving shaft walls C are low ity to the contact over the magneto i makes a wctenti a or sides of the was d one or more citing orifices at mounted support the main cover on Ca sary connected by tubes with the oil wells A on the magneto. Through this main cover E pass the wires A. Apertures are provided for these, which contain insulatmg bushes E which firmly grip the wires and form a water-tight joint.

There may be an end cover plate F which is separately detachable to provide easy accessibility to the contact breaker at A and distributor at A without removing the main cover E.

For the adjustment of the position of the contact breaker A there may be provided in the bracket at G bearings for a short spindle G which carries a crank G coupled to the contact breaker by the link G 0 These bearings are water-tight and if desired the crank Gr may operate in a small well G formed in the bracket.

In order that any moisture, which. may enter or which maybe formed by sweating, may be absorbed,'there be located in the casing a uantity of some hygroscopic material, S1161 as calcium clilorid. This may arranged in a smaii pocket Pi in the easily accessible and controliahla the liiit'S between the various o? one casmay be machined joints, so

niece protection is obta eel which. in ar ticularly desirabie in case of inagnetos one engines.

What i'. as my invem'ziori snot do sire to secure by Patent; is.-

in internai combustion en combination of a bracket an ignitio tnereon driving shaft for device hearing for said; shaft walls to In testimony whereof I have signed my name tothis specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

' LOUIS COATALEN.

Witnesses SAMUEL 1312021155,

i JURETON. 

